ecbolic

[ ek-bol-ik ]

adjective

1. Medicine/Medical. promoting labor by increasing uterine contractions.

noun

1. Pharmacology. an ecbolic drug.

ecbolic

/ ɛkˈbɒlɪk /

adjective

1. hastening labour or abortion

noun

1. a drug or agent that hastens labour or abortion

Word History and Origins

Origin of ecbolic¹

1745–55; < Greek ekbol ( ḗ ) expulsion (equivalent to ek- ec- + -bolē a throwing) + -ic

Word History and Origins

Origin of ecbolic¹

C18: from Greek ekbolē a throwing out, from ekballein to throw out, from ballein to throw

Example Sentences

Lead salts usually produce constipation, and lead is an active ecbolic.

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Here, if anywhere, should be material for the construction of a menstrual rhythm on an ecbolic basis.

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Although here probably seen in an exaggerated form, it is almost certainly a characteristic of the ecbolic curve generally.

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Here, it will be seen, there appears to be a tendency for the ecbolic cycle to cover a period of about six weeks.

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As will be seen, there is here a fairly exact resemblance to the yearly ecbolic curve of people of the same class.

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